THE FAREWELL PARTY (Mita tova)

IL, DE // 2014 // 95' 
black comedy, drama

DIRECTORS Tal Granit, Sharon Maymon
SCREENPLAY Tal Granit, Sharon Maymon
CINEMATOGRAPHY Tobias Hochstein
EDITOR Einat Glaser-Zarhin
SCORE Avi Belleli
CAST Ze'ev Revach, Levana Finkelstein, Ilan Dar, Aliza Rosen
PRODUCERS Leon Edery, Moshe Edery, Osnat Handelsman-Keren, Thanassis Karathanos, Talia Kleinhendler, Haim Mecklberg, Estee Yacov-Mecklberg
COMPANY United King Films (IL), Pie Films (IL), 2-Team Productions (IL), Twenty Twenty Vision Filmproduktion (DE) SALES AGENT Beta Cinema

Ezekiel and his fellow pensioners decide to assist their dying friend end his life in dignity. They construct a self-euthanasia device and exercise it successfully. When word about the secret device leaks out, friends realise they have stumbled upon a start-up business – until the moment when Levana, Ezekiel's wife, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease, asks him to use the device for her own benefit.

Tal Granit (1969) is an Israeli director and writer. The Farewell Party, co-directed with her partner Sharon Maymon, is her feature debut.

Sharon Maymon (1973) is an Israeli director and writer. Before The Farewell party he co-directed A Matter of Size (with Erez Tadmor, 2009).

FESTIVALS
Venice Film Festival – Venice Days 2014 (BNL People's Choice Award, Brian Award), Toronto International Film Festival 2014

AWARDS
Israeli Film Academy (4 wins, including Best Actor – Ze'ev Revach, 10 more nominations, including Best Film.